Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
214 FZAK51 PAJK 131216 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 316 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 Southeast Alaska Inside Waters from Dixon Entrance to Skagway Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ098-140415- 316 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... Weak low pressure system will move east into the eastern Gulf today. This low will linger while fading out Thursday night ahead of a frontal passage expected Friday and Saturday. Lingering low pressure in the gulf Sunday. Another potential frontal passage early next week. $$ PKZ011-140415- Glacier Bay- 316 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...Light winds becoming NW 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain and snow. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain and snow in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-140415- Northern Lynn Canal- 316 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain and snow. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ013-140415- Southern Lynn Canal- 316 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...Light winds becoming N 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Snow in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming SE late. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain in the evening. Snow. Rain late. .FRI...E wind 10 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ021-140415- Icy Strait- 316 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...Light winds becoming E wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Rain and snow in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. Rain and snow in the evening. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ022-140415- Cross Sound- 316 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain in the evening. Snow. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ031-140415- Stephens Passage- 316 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...Light winds becoming SE 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ032-140415- Northern Chatham Strait- 316 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain in the evening. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ033-140415- Southern Chatham Strait- 316 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...Light winds becoming S 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. Rain in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ034-140415- Frederick Sound- 316 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...Light winds becoming SE 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ035-140415- Sumner Strait- 316 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Near ocean entrances, seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain late. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning then 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ036-140415- Clarence Strait- 316 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...Light winds becoming SE wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$